"I started modeling when I was 19. I was hanging out with what I considered to be some of the most beautiful people in the world. What I realized really quickly was that everybody had an insecurity. Everybody. You look in the mirror long enough, you'll find something you don't like, or that you think could be better, or you think could be different."
"I got an exclusive campaign for Gucci when Tom Ford was running it. I flew to Italy for the runway show. He puts me in, like, a pink Speedo. I was 178 pounds. I know exactly how much I weighed: 178 pounds. He was like, 'He's too fat,' and I got fired. Tom had a specific thing he wanted to see."
"But, he had a specific thing he wanted to see that in his eye was the right thing. It didn't mean I was less, it just meant that I wasn't that for him, for that moment. You could build insecurities about those things over time, and I think everybody has those. It really does not matter who you are, everybody's got an insecurity."
Beginning a modeling career at 19 exposed the ubiquity of insecurity among even the most conventionally attractive people. An exclusive Gucci campaign led to a runway call in Italy where being placed in a pink Speedo and weighing 178 pounds resulted in being fired after being labeled 'too fat.' The decision reflected a specific creative vision rather than an assessment of intrinsic worth. Such industry expectations and momentary judgments can cultivate lasting insecurities. Insecurity affects everyone regardless of appearance or success, and can accumulate over time through repeated comparisons and rejections.
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